Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 8/26/2010 + 379 more book reviews

This is a wonderful debut novel that juxtaposes Henry as a young adolescent and Henry as a widower forty years later. Internment of Americans of Japanese descent during WWII is a shameful part of American history, and Jamie Ford demonstrates the heavy toll that bigotry takes. As one of the characters says, we should be defined by what we do and what our actions say about us. This is ultimately a glimpse into a very dark moment in America, which was brightened by hope and by love.

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